Mouscron Communal Cemetery & War Memorial

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Magicfingers

I see no CWGC sign outside these cemetery gates, so it’s a good job I’d done my research.  Continue reading →

Posted in Belgian Military Cemeteries, Belgian War Memorials | 16 Comments

The Wizernes Bunker Complex – La Coupole

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Magicfingers

So, we have a huge concrete dome structure up on a hill which, whatever its purpose, doesn’t look quite right, does it? Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | 8 Comments

La Plaine Au Bois – The Wormhoudt Massacre

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Magicfingers

Now, there’s a peaceful, pastoral, scene for you. Continue reading →

Posted in World War II | 30 Comments

World War II in Flanders Fields

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Magicfingers

Twenty nine months on, and at last I found myself back on the battlefields again.  Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, World War II | 18 Comments

The Tin Nose Shop

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Magicfingers

American sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd adds the finishing touches to a face mask for an injured French soldier in her Paris ‘Studio for Portrait Masks’, most likely in 1918.  Continue reading →

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2022 – Post-Pandemic Plans

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Magicfingers

Accompanied by a few photos of the flagpole and poppy memorial at the entrance to Randalls Park Crematorium in Leatherhead in Surrey, let’s take a look at the state of play of theBigNote as of April 2022.  Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | 22 Comments

War-Neurasthenia: The Issue of Shell Shock – An Early Study

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Magicfingers

As is so often the case in times of conflict, the Great War saw rapid developments not only in technology and tactics but also in medical research, a plethora of medical papers being published encompassing just about every condition it was conceived that a soldier might encounter.  Continue reading →

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